Auction on
06 November 2020 - 16:00 (CET) -
12, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris
A focus on traditional arts from the US to New Zealand and South Africa to Mali.
Tsonga (Nguni), Mozambican or South Africa, anthropomorphic staff top, hardwood, h. 30,3 cm. Estimate: €200,000/250,000
Tsonga (Nguni), Mozambican or South Africa, anthropomorphic staff top, hardwood, h. 30,3 cm. Estimate: €200,000/250,000
As often with stars, they are saving their entrance for the grand finale. This anthropomorphic cane top (see photo) belongs to a group of three statuettes attributed to the same sculptor from the Tsonga people. They have an extremely simplified style, but highly varied expressions. The spherical head echoes a perfectly cylindrical neck, bust and legs and curved calves, and the hairstyle follows the line of the ears in a semicircle. Estimated…
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